INTRODUCTION: Five liver samples of two different ray species (Gymnura altavela and Zapteryx brevirostris) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed for their pollution with anthropogenic and naturally occurring organohalogen compounds. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The samples were extracted with accelerated solvent extraction, and after a clean-up procedure, organohalogen compounds were separated by a modified group separation on activated silica. Subsequent analyses were done by targeted and non-targeted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the electron capture negative ion mode. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: "Classic" organohalogen compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and technical 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-di(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) were detected and quantified. PCBs generally exceeded the parts per million level and represented up to 90% of the total contamination of the ray livers. High concentrations were also detected for p,p'-DDE. Non-targeted full scan investigations lead to the detection of an abundant trichlorinated compound which was identified as a new DDT metabolite in biota. Different PBDE congeners and several halogenated natural products were quantified as well. In addition, polychlorinated terphenyls were identified and analyzed in the two species. Moreover, both ray species showed different fatty acid patterns and stable carbon isotope signatures. CONCLUSIONS: The two ray species showed high concentrations of organohalogen compounds in their liver tissue. Varied δ (13)C values by up to 3.1‰ indicated that the two ray species were living in different habitats.
INTRODUCTION: Five liver samples of two different ray species (Gymnura altavela and Zapteryx brevirostris) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed for their pollution with anthropogenic and naturally occurring organohalogen compounds. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The samples were extracted with accelerated solvent extraction, and after a clean-up procedure, organohalogen compounds were separated by a modified group separation on activated silica. Subsequent analyses were done by targeted and non-targeted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the electron capture negative ion mode. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: "Classic" organohalogen compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and technical 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-di(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) were detected and quantified. PCBs generally exceeded the parts per million level and represented up to 90% of the total contamination of the ray livers. High concentrations were also detected for p,p'-DDE. Non-targeted full scan investigations lead to the detection of an abundant trichlorinated compound which was identified as a new DDT metabolite in biota. Different PBDE congeners and several halogenated natural products were quantified as well. In addition, polychlorinated terphenyls were identified and analyzed in the two species. Moreover, both ray species showed different fatty acid patterns and stable carbon isotope signatures. CONCLUSIONS: The two ray species showed high concentrations of organohalogen compounds in their liver tissue. Varied δ (13)C values by up to 3.1‰ indicated that the two ray species were living in different habitats.
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